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Designed by Jon Whyte, ex Formula 1 guru who went on to design a range of full-suspension bikes for Marin, the Mezzo is a stylish, light and practical folding bike with a 16" wheel.

One of its main and much-vaunted characteristics, like the Birdy, is a hinge-free main frame, which eliminates any possibility of flex when riding. It has several other very atractive features: It folds fast and uses self-locking catches, it uses standard transmission and brake components, and its light and stiff aluminium frame has integrated mudguards and rack. The whole lot is anodised rather than painted, creating a hard, highly durable and attractive finish with a stunning selection of colours, including charcoal, sand, green, blue, red and black.

Mezzo offers 3 models, a 4 speed hub gear, a 9 speed and a 10 speed derailleur gear.

The folded bike is compact with respect to most other folders, although not quite as compact as the Brompton. Given that this bike does not fold the main frame, however, this is no surprise.

Ride quality is good, if a little strange at first owing to the 'tiller' effect of the extra long handlebar stem.

We like its looks and its extremely interesting design innovations above all.

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